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Greg Evans
Aug 23, 2020
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A few months ago it was announced that Melania Trump was going to be renovating the White House Rose Garden in the middle of a pandemic.
On Saturday, she unveiled her efforts and lets just say that Alan Titchmarsh isn't going to be losing any sleep.
Excited to honor history & celebrate the future in our beautiful @WhiteHouse Rose Garden this evening. Thank you to… https://t.co/kdyyexsb7x— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@Melania Trump 45 Archived) 1598115660
The First Lady doesn't appear to have 'green fingers' but more like 'concrete fingers' as many of the beautiful flowers, some of which were planted by Jackie Kennedy in the 1960s and iconic cherry trees that use to adorn the garden have been uprooted and replaced with paving slabs and shrubbery.
Before and after photographs of newly renovated White House Rose Garden: courtesy #Getty and @marycjordan https://t.co/w6bzoNHMjC— Michael Beschloss (@Michael Beschloss) 1598105408
The garden outside of the Oval Office since 1913 and has largely gone untouched since the aforementioned Kennedy administration. However, Melania's efforts although seeming good in nature didn't exactly spark joy on social media, with some comparing her redesign to a cemetery.
Melania “The Once-Ler” Trump. https://t.co/ulCM4uLY4U— The Volatile Mermaid (@The Volatile Mermaid) 1598152233
I normally think Melania has impeccable taste - but removing Jackie O’s rose garden and all the beautiful flowers a… https://t.co/YAAVk7EgFw— Meghan McCain (@Meghan McCain) 1598139030
If @FLOTUS was shooting for a Cemetery look in the Rose Garden, she nailed it. #RoseGardenMassacre https://t.co/DNkPIMxYRH— Mike (@Mike) 1598156796
Who looks at all of this beauty and decides to murder it? Melania Trump is a depressing witch. https://t.co/KW7NQ5lcxK— Jason Overstreet (@Jason Overstreet) 1598161103
Rose Garden Chainsaw Massacre 🌹⭐️ Starring Melania Trump ⭐️🌹 https://t.co/KGBVBzV54w— Dion (@Dion) 1598152931
The Trumps paved paradise and put up a parking lot. https://t.co/XVLthzu37f— The Daily Edge (@The Daily Edge) 1598122122
@jsolomonReports @realDonaldTrump Melania killed the cherry trees— Mia Farrow (@Mia Farrow) 1598138267
Others compared her to the former queen of France Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly while her people struggled to survive, especially as the US is in the midst of a financial crisis, brought on by the coronavirus.
@MollyJongFast So Marie Antoinette coupled with https://t.co/oshp6Oq8Ik— M (@M) 1598153109
If this isn’t a Marie Antionette moment I don’t know what is. Who cares about a redesigned rose garden when we’re i… https://t.co/WhD2QHpcKz— Charles M. Blow (@Charles M. Blow) 1598115172
I'd say that overhauling your garden during a time of national unrest is a real Marie Antoinette move, but to my kn… https://t.co/uVYfLdkdVN— Jennifer Wright (@Jennifer Wright) 1598118521
More than 180,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus. The unemployment rate is 10.2%. And this is their f… https://t.co/Tgg6txaWOW— Democratic Coalition (@Democratic Coalition) 1598150462
Elsewhere, Donald Trump showed his affection for his wife by sharing a tweet where she was called 'Melanie.'
Donald Trump is still having a hard time getting his wife’s name correct. #MelanieTrump https://t.co/I0JwSN5v0S— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1598134183
The revelation of the new garden was done to coincide with the announcement that the first lady will be giving her Republican National Convention speech from that very location on Tuesday evening.
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